Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-17

leader, and burst forth with the bitter ex
pressions recorded above
he told of news received by telegraph
that the President had approved of the
return of the " rebel flags, and how these
flags had been won by veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic in open con-
flict with the enemies of the nation. The
veterans had placed their trophies in the
care of the War Department, to be kent
in the archives of the nation as mementoes
of the hard-won fields of battle.
He continued: How can the present
loyal Governors of the Southern States
accept the emblems of treason ? After their
professions of loyalty TO the Union must
they not return them TO the Secretary and
say they will have nothing to do with tbe
fiags, as the rebel organizations are extinct
and their Governors are dead ?'
There was the widest excitement when
he finished speaking.
These resolutions were adopted with a
shout:
WHEREAS, The President of the United states
having approved the recommendation that aII
the battle flags in the custody of the War De-
partment belonging to the Southern States in
Iepelllon during the late civil war, be returned
TO the respective states which bore them for
such final disposition as they may determine
Be it
Resolred, That this Post views with surprise
tests thereto: and ~
Resotped, That the sacrifices of blood which
the captured emolems represent was sacrifice
10 liberty. national union and to God; and
Res0tUed, That no sentiment of generosity and
no expression OF magnanimity is involved in
the surrender OF these covenants of national
honor and
Resoiued, That it now only remains tn direct
that the battle flags of the Union be distributed
among the representatives of the so-called Con
| federacy and as fitting Acknowledgement of tho
| righteousness of the - iOSt
Resotred. That this Post expresses its disap-
ProDatlon OF this act of the first President of the
United states VINO has held office disasSociated
from the memories of the war for the Union
THE BLAME SHIFTED UPON DRUM.
WASHINGTON, June 16th.-Adiutant-Geh-
eraI Drum appears to have rushed head
long INTO the general delivery of captured
Confederate flags, without due caution. and
his solcltude for requests for their delivery
by Southern Governors and preparations
made for their surrender. promise to give
no end OF trouble to the President II is
understood that some sort of permission TO
give up one flag has been constructed into
q consent Tor a general surrender. and
AdJutant-General Drum even goes so far ms
! to say that the flags held by loyal States
must be gwen up. 1t is evident here that
unless some restricting orders shall 90 forth
the excitement that the proposed return of
the haGs Will produce will be greater than
the one caused by the veto of the depend
| ent pension bill.
WHAT THE ADJUTANT- GENERAL SAYS.
WASHINGTON, June 10TH len
erai Drum, IN answer TO query in regard
70 the return to the Southern States of all
| the flags and standards and colors which
| were captured by the Union army from the
| Confederates during the war. said We
are going to return them to all the States
North and South. The President has recon-
lnended 1t to be done, and | am now bav-
| ing fuIl lists made out of all these trophies
IN the possession of the Department In a
| short time we shall have the whole collec-
tlon SO assorted and separated, and shall be
ready to forward to every State in the Union
| Whatever flags belong to the State volun-
teers which fell into the hands IF the army
and INTO the possession of the War Depart
ment."
coLoRADo's PROTEST.
DENVER, June 16th.-A meeting of the
| Grand Army was held this afternoon to
take some action in regard to the order
restoring the captured rebel flags to the
| Southern States. After discussion of the
subject It was decided to telegraph to Com
| mander-in Chief Fairchild the protest of
| the Department of Colorado to the removal
Of the flags. The Department Commander
at once telegraphed the protest as follows .
G. A. R. HEADQUARTERS DEPT COLORADO
| DENVER, June 16. 1887.
10 LUCAS Fuirchld, Commdnder-ir- Chief e. A. 4
MADISON, Wis: In the name of the Comrades
OF the Department of Colorado l do most earn
estly protest against the action of the War De
paflment IN returning the flags now in that
department to the several States lately i'm re
Oeiioh' GEORGE, Adjutant.
SECRETARY BAYARD coMMEND's cLEvELASp's
BRAVERY"
WASHINGTON, June 16th.-A dispatcb
from Washington to the Sun of this morn
ing quotes gentleman of prominence in
| political circles-probably Secretary Bav
ard-as saying: The order is one of The
DraveSt ana most patriotic actions ever per
formed by the Executive of great neople
By one stroke of his pen the President has
done more to unite the States and confirm
the Union than all the precedent proclama-
tlons and legislation. There never can be
united people so long as the conuuerers
IN the civil war glory over the conquered
and anything which keeps alive the feelinp
OF former sectional hatred should be wiped
out. The act of the President is brave
because 1t has already aroused the rage of
professional office-seeking soldier organiza-
tons and partisan journals which save so
many causes that they have No other ex-
cuse for being than to keep alive and be-
queath from father to son a never-dying
spirit of hatred"
SHERMAN sUsTAINs FAIRcHILD.
NEW YORK, June 16th.-It is stated that
General Fairchild had long talk with
General Sherman this morning. and if is
understood the latter approves of Fair
chiids speech last evening. Neither of the
gentlemen, however, would say anything
to the reporters.
WISCONSIN WILL NOT STAND 1T.
MILWAUKEE, June 16th.-A special to the
Ercnlng Wisconsin, from Madison. Wis
says Governor Rusk. who is greatly reused
oy the determination of the Adnlinistra-
ton to return all rebel flags to the original
southern companies from which they were
taken, has sent a letter to Adiutapt-G Gen
erai Drum requesting that the rebel flags
captured by the Wisconsin troops in the
late war be returned 10 this state Gov
ernor Rusk also sent protest to President
Cleveland against the return of the flags
TO the South. The 6. \. r. Posts of Wis
ennsln Will hold meetings to protest against
the action OF the War Department.
No Authority, MORAL OR LEGAL
TOPEKA (Kan.), June I5th.-Nuch Indie.
nation is expressed here over the Proposed
return of Confederate flags to their respect-
I've states. large number of G. a. r.
men called upon Governor Martin to day,
who sent telegram 10 President Cleve-
land, protesting in the name of the citizens
OF Kansas, and saying that no officer of the
government has authority. moral or legal.
to surrender the flags.
DIsLoyAL AND IMPROPER"
SAN Francisco. June IGth.-Lincoln
foSt, u 4; T., at meeting tonight
adopted resolutions denouucinr the act;nr
of the President to restore rebel qacs as
disloyal and improper
PROTEST FROM cALIFoRaIA VETERANS.
SAN FRANCISCO, June f6th.-The follow
ing dispatch was sent East to-day:
To E. B. Grey, zdjlta8t General a tc,z /
isoRt WISCONSIN; The veterans of the Deparf- |
ment OF California. representing every ioyal |
state end Territory, and almost every rss,irr1ent
IN the service during the war, mot emnheti-
eally protest against the delivery of captures |
hags to me Southern States. They respectflllv \